FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer.

This is my first achievement guide, so it might be a bit rough around the edges, but I have tried to list all the achievements as they come naturally to avoid frustration and repetition.
I hope this helps you out with the more obscure achievements, and

-Bum can't remember info about case-Make him remember by feeding him-Doughnuts not good enough for bum-Neither is food from the vending machine-Got to use Egg Sandwich that your character refused to pick up previously-Now you need to feed him the other stuff as well-Also: A minute of the same, unskippable walking animation between every attempt to feed him

I've played quite a lot of Point&Clicks, so I think I am used to the somewhat slow nature of the genre, but this game's riddle design is just way to abstruse and boring. Which is sad, because there are some redeeming features, such as interesting characters and plot, plus nice background art (character models look kind of disturbing, though)

This game is pretty grimdark for my taste, especially when compared to other adventure games. I'd classify it as more of a horror game, honestly, given the content. It doesn't seem to be marked for mature audiences either, which I think is a HUGE mistake.

For people who like a lot of uncensored blood and horror, this is pretty fantastic. I personally love graphic novels as a storytelling medium, so the look and feel of a gritty comic really appeals to me. The writing is great, the story is dramatic...very little to be desired there. The voice acting is also pretty great.

The game itself...phew. It's not great.

Firstly, as an adventure game, this is pretty solid. The puzzles make sense (gasp!) and you're given access to all the things you really SHOULD have as a cop (a gun, a phone, etc), and that gives the whole thing a stronger "no nonsense" feel than other games in the genre. The cognition mechanic/system is also really cool, not gonna lie. That's fine.

But, I'll say this...the game was made with Kickstarter and Unity, and it shows. It is not well-built. There are several time trials, which is alright...until you realize that the pause screen doesn't actually pause the game or stop the countdowns. If you experience any lag - and there's a HORRIBLE amount of lag on some machines (thank you Unity), the time trials suddenly become impossible, giving you 15 seconds of being unable to click on anything, and 5 seconds to choose your action. (Arguably) Worse, any lag you experience interferes with the cutscenes, making dramatic moments stutter, and sound falls drastically out of sync with what should just be static images. It's really unfortunate, since story and drama is where the game really shines.

The artwork for this game is great, but I feel like the whole thing would be better if it was kept in 2D with the graphic novel images. The character models do have...expressions...sort of...but they look sort of messy and strange to me. The whole game might just run better without all that. I don't know. It seems unnecessary.

Lastly, the music is repetitive. It captures the feel of the game nicely when there's a long enough piece of music in the area, but for crying out loud, the same four bars of ambient atonal sound gets real old real fast when you're wracking your brain trying to figure out how not to die. A little more variation, and slightly longer tracks, would do wonders.

I'm not going to continue playing this, partly because the content makes me a bit ill (personal preference, I'm sure others would love it), but mostly because it's difficult to play for all the worst reasons. I could get into this as more of a horror title if it wasn't for the pain when this game doesn't run smoothly, or the interface itself.

Going to be one of the lone dissenters here, in the hopes that others with a similar mindset may read this and be saved the trouble.

I'm somewhat of an adventure game addict - I have played a ton, including all the classics. Cognition is trying to be a "hybrid" with the inclusion of action game situations - a formula that works for some, and may even bring some new fans to the genre, but adds essentially a feature that is nerve-wracking to those of us wanting a traditional adventure game.

There *are* timed sequences to the game, as well as situations where you have to think fast, or do things in an explicit order just the right way. This isn't a relaxing, exploratory adventure at all. It's trying to go for intense and cinematic, like a low budget Fahrenheit Prophecy. However, at least those games rely on QTE's; mice, especially ones with twitchy drivers, just aren't good for precision timing when you're getting all sweaty and nervous trying to click on the right set of pixels.

Furthermore, although I have a rather strong stomach for gore and horror... I still hate torture. And this seems the entire premise of the game, at least for chapter 1. If you're squeamish at all about torture scenes, I'd advise even staying clear of the comic. It's just something that squicks me out. I'd prefer seeing heads pop off in Wasteland 2 to slow, agonizing self-mutiliation scenes.

I'm sure this is all just me whinging about personal gripes, and YMMV - most people really enjoy the game, and it's awesome that it's trying to be unique. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

I just bought the BTA tier of the "Humble Weekly Bundle Adventures!" and activated the key for "Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller: GOTY" in Steam. I already had Episode 1-3 and the Soundtrack 1 DLC. In my account details it activated as "Cognition: An Eri...

i saw the green painting message at crime scene.
and now i think i have to plug the light gadget into the computer, but i can't.
i thought there would be a message related to the gadget at the computer, but nothing.
so i'm stuck.
i searched about this a...

Had 15 of them, was very near the end of Chapter 1. WTF? This seems to have happened as a result of the 11/11 update. I don't know if I will play through the first chapter yet again (already had to do most of it multple times for various achievements) ...

So, i got the Indiegala friday special 13 and the bundle says its season 1, i had already episodes 1 and 2, when i activate the game from the bundle the episodes 3 and 4 do not appeared im my list, what should i do?
Thanks for the help